This and That

From The Herald

Published 2:45 am, Friday, April 8, 2016

Mother’s Day Out at First Baptist Church is now registering for fall. It is open to children ages 6 weeks to 4 years old. Hours are 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday and Tuesday. Call 296-6318 and ask for Erica.

The Plainview High School Class of 1956 will hold its 60-year reunion July 22-23 at Plainview Country Club. Registration forms will be mailed about May 1. For information contact Perry Massey at 505-821-2889 or email masseynm@aol.com.

Registration for the 2016 PHS Summer Driver Education Evening Course will be 4 p.m. May 16 in the PHS Principal’s Office. On a first come, first served basis, cost is $250 cash, with total payment due at registration (no exceptions). Class dates are 5-7 p.m. Monday through Thursday, May 31 to June 30.

A community Foster and Adoptive Care Fair will be held 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 12, in the Max Gabriel Conference Room at Covenant Health Plainview. Child placement agencies from the Southwest region will be on hand to share information about becoming a foster and/or adoptive family. Profiles for children now eligible for adoption will be presented. No RSVP required. For information, contact Leonor G. Espinoza, CPS, at 806-470-5197.

Copies of the "A Town Too Proud To Die," commemorating the 1965 Hale Center tornado, are available for purchase at Vista Bank, 3000 Olton Rd., in Plainview. Cost is $50.

The Floyd County Veterans Memorial by the Floydada Court House will be updated to include veterans who served in the armed services, but inadvertently omitted when the original monument was dedicated or who completed their military service following dedication. To have a veteran’s name added the monument, application forms must be returned by April 25 to the Floyd County Historical Museum, 105. E. Missouri St., Floydada, TX 79235. Donations to help maintain the memorial also are being accepted.

The PHS Class of ’71 will have a 45-year reunion Aug. 19-20. Contact Doris McDonald at 293-8613 after 6 p.m. or at 1971phsclass@gmail.com for more information.

South Plains College Plainview Center, 1920 W. 24th St., offers courses/programs in academic transfer, alternative energy, automotive, cosmetology, vocational nursing and welding. It is time to apply for financial aid for the fall. Please contact us for more info or to schedule a financial aid appointment at 806-296-9611, ext. 4302 or 4304.

The Mental Health First Aid Course will be offered from 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. May 26-27 at the Educational Service Center, Room 3, 24th and Yonkers. Cost is $40. To register, contact Ron Trusler 293.2636 or ront@clplains.org.

Plainview High Class of 1981 will hold its 35th Class Reunion on June 10-11. Information will be posted on the group’s Facebook page, Plainview High School Class of 1981. Contact Murry Burkhart at mburkhart@freshexpress.com or Gerald Dean Calk Holt at mamagholt@hotmail.com for more information.

The next meeting of the Literary Lunch Bunch is at noon Tuesday, May 3, in Van Howeling, Room 104 on the Wayland campus. Books to be discussed are “My History: A Memoir of Growing Up,” Antonia Fraser; “The Poisonwood Bible,” Barbara Kingsolver; “March,” Geraldine Brooks; “Leaving Time,” Jodi Picoult; and “The Master and Margarita,” Mikhail Bulgakov.

“Thanks Vets and Welcome Home” is an RSVP (Ready to Serve Volunteer Program) project to let returning veterans know how much their service to our country is appreciated. A resource notebook in a gift basket will be presented to veterans returning to live in the Floyd, Hale or Lamb counties. Call RSVP at 806-291-1224 or come by 825 Austin in Plainview.

Paws Pet Adoption has a small fund available to provide partial financial assistance to lower-income Plainview residents to spay/neuter a family pet. Applications are available from 4-6 p.m. Monday through Friday at the animal shelter, 500 S.W. Third.

Hale County farmers and landowners that need areas sprayed by the Noxious Weed Control District should either visit the board’s website at halecountynoxiousweeds.com or contact Lewis Senter, board supervisor, at 806-292-4750

Alvin Petty will pick up garage sale-types of items, with proceeds going to the Ideal Village Chapel Scholarship Fund. Call 806-759-0735.

For Kids Sake classes for adults and Sandcastles for children ages 5-17 will be held from 8:15 a.m. to noon Saturday, April 9, May 14, June 11, July 9, Aug. 13 and Sept. 10 at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, 710 Joliet. Cost is $40 (cash only) For Kids Sake and $10 cash per child ($20 for three or more children) for Sandcastles. There is no need to register. Call 995-2756 and ask for Vickie.

Free GED classes are available for adults from 8:15 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday through Thursday at 1407 W. Fifth in the South Plains Community Action building. Everyone is welcome. Call the Plainview Adult Learning Center, 296-5459, for more information.

Covenant Health Plainview hosts the cancer survivors prayer support group “We Fight to Live” from 7-8 p.m. the first Tuesday of each month in Room B. The sessions will consist of a monthly topic and presenter, and a structured segment, allowing time for group sharing. The support group is open to those with a cancer diagnosis and anyone affected by their diagnosis. The group is led by Andrea Ingram, a cancer survivor, as well as Sherry Wall, hospital mission services. There is no charge for the group. For more information contact Andrea Ingram at 806-293-7614 or Sherry Wall at 806-291-3364.

Hosting a foreign exchange student with American Cultural Exchange Service could be a fun way to learn about other countries and cultures. Students speak English and have health insurance and personal spending money, and host families must provide a separate bed and in-house meals. Those interested should contact ACES local coordinator Kevin Foster in Amarillo at 806-352-4214, email ktexa2@clearwire.net or visit www.exploretheworld.org.

The May Readers’ Page will be published May 4. Readers are invited to submit original poetry, essays, features and photos to: Readers’ Page, 820 Broadway, Plainview, TX 79072; bring them to the Herald at 820 Broadway; or email to dmcdonough@hearstnp.com. All submissions should include a name, town and daytime phone number.